Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival to Take Place June 21 and 22 at Croton Point Park;  Festival-Goers Will Save with Reduced Ticket Prices and Fees for This Year’s Festival 

Clearwater’s 2014 Great Hudson River Revival, or Clearwater Festival, the country’s oldest music and environmental festival and recognized as one of “The Best Summer Music Festival Getaways” by Outside Magazine, will take place June 21 and 22, at Croton Point Park, Croton-On-Hudson, NY, and the weekend after Father’s Day. 

Early Bird Tickets for the Clearwater Festival are now on sale and can be purchased by calling (877) 435-9849, or at www.ClearwaterFestival.org. The Clearwater Festival is family-friendly, and, as always, kids 12 and under get in for free.

This year, the Clearwater Festival is offering lower ticket prices and services fees to encourage even more families from the Hudson Valley Region to attend and enjoy the beauty of Croton Point Park, hear great music, celebrate the Hudson River and take part in the organization’s commitment to preserve and protect it, as well its mission to inspire, educate, and activate the next generation of environmental leaders.

Over the Festival weekend, a diverse range of world-class musicians will appear on 7 solar and bio-diesel powered stages. The 2014 artists will be rolled out on the Clearwater Festival Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/ClearwaterFestival over the next few weeks.

For Festival-goers, Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival is a wonderful musical and environmental event. But for the Festival volunteers, it’s so much more! The public is invited to volunteer for the Festival and join the warm, lively community that puts on every aspect of the weekend. Those interested in “Volunteering for the River” at the Clearwater Festival can apply online at www.ClearwaterFestival.org/volunteers.

The Clearwater Festival is wheelchair accessible and most stage programming is staffed with American Sign Language Interpreters.

Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival is produced by the nonprofit, member-supported, environmental organization Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. All proceeds go directly to support Clearwater’s environmental research, education and advocacy efforts to help preserve and protect the Hudson River and its tributaries, as well as communities in the Hudson River Valley.

For more information, contact Steve Lurie, Festival Director, 203-428-6720, Steve@Clearwater.org, www.ClearwaterFestival.org

Selected Clearwater Festival Attractions:
The Clearwater Festival presents unique and engaging exhibit and vendor areas with themes that resonate with the Clearwater mission:

  • At the Working Waterfront, attendees can go out on the Hudson River on small boats and tall ships, including the sloop Clearwater and the schooner Mystic Whaler, offering deck tours and 2 hour sails throughout the weekend.
  • The Artisanal Food & Farm Market features local farmers and small-scale food processors based in the Hudson Valley and the surrounding regions, from the Adirondacks to sea and supports vendors who sell products grown and processed with a consciousness of ecology, sustainability, fair labor and food justice.
  • Juried Handmade Crafts & Fine Art area showcases over 50 crafters and folk artists with quality hand-made items, demonstrations and workshops.
  • The Clearwater Festival offers a plethora of Kids & Family entertainment and activities, including the Family Stage, Children’s Area, beach combing and seining, jugglers, clowns and other roving artists, face painting and henna artistry.
  • The Green Living Expo showcases products, services, concepts, and technologies that inform lifestyle and business choices: how to enjoy a luscious garden without chemical pesticides and fertilizers, or how photovoltaic solar cells can cause your electric meter to spin backwards, allowing you to sell energy back to the grid!
  • The Environmental Action Tent highlights Clearwater’s calls to action from the front lines of Clearwater’s Environmental Action team. This is the place to get status reports on PCB’s in the Hudson River, Indian Point relicensing, hydrofracking, and a host of other issues facing the communities of the Hudson Valley, New York State, and the world at large.
  • Activist Area showcases exhibiting activist groups and provides a venue to share their efforts to transform the world into a better place. Over 50 groups bring a broad range of grassroots issues—globalization, social justice, environmental concerns, human rights, universal health care, homelessness, racism, homophobia, poverty, animal rights, civil liberties, prison reform, disability rights, hunger, freedom of speech, and reproductive rights—to main stream audiences in a comfortable accessible way.
  • Clearwater’s Green Cities Initiative Tent and get involved in improving the environmental health and economic vitality of river cities in the Hudson River Valley. Green Cities projects and programs bring together community stakeholders and municipalities to address watershed protection, storm water management, waterfront revitalization, pollution, environmental and climate justice, and green job creation. The end goal is a healthier, greener, and more equitable Hudson Valley.
  • Clearwater’s Discovery & Tideline Education tents provide an up-close and personal look at Hudson River life and feature Clearwater’s original hands-on environmental education programs and Hudson River research.
  • Field Attractions, Field Music, & Performances are found throughout the Festival grounds and include unique vendor and exhibitor areas, including Food Vendors, the Marketplace, roving performers and more.

About Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Inspiring, educating  and activating millions of people for over 45 years, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been at the forefront of the environmental movement as champion of the Hudson River, working to pass landmark legislation like the Clean Water Act, providing innovative educational programs, environmental advocacy, and musical celebrations, including the renowned annual Clearwater Festival. The organization was founded by music legend and environmental activist Pete Seeger in 1966. The iconic sloop Clearwater was launched in 1969 and is a majestic replica of the sloops that sailed the Hudson in the 18th and 19th centuries. To date, more than half a million people have experienced their first real look at an estuary’s ecosystem aboard the vessel.  Utilizing the greatest natural resource in the region, the Hudson River, Clearwater has become the grassroots model for producing positive changes to protect our planet. For more information, visit www.clearwater.org. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt nonprofit, member-supported corporation whose mission is to preserve and protect the Hudson River, its tributaries and related bodies of water.
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